NATIONAL MARIO DAY
Troy Warren for CNT #CelebrationsNATIONAL MARIO DAYNational Mario Day on Mar 10 recognizes an iconic character from a popular video game. The character, known today as Mario, first appeared in 1981 in a game called Donkey Kong made by Nintendo. Dedicated fans knew Mario before his time as a plumber. At his creation, Donkey Kong portrays Mario as a carpenter named Jumpman. Then in 1983, Nintendo launched a new game in which bad guy Jumpman reinvents himself into an Italian plumber who rescues princesses.Italian plumbers, Mario and his brother Luigi face numerous obstacles in the games produced by Nintendo. Over the…